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Drew LeBlanc has been sent down to AHL Rockford.

LeBlanc is entering his first full pro season after spending five campaigns with St. Cloud State. It wouldn't be surprising to see him enjoy a stint with the Blackhawks before the season's over. Tue, Sep 24, 2013 03:12:00 PM

Drew LeBlanc is in the mix for a roster spot with Chicago, but he admits that he may not be ready for NHL duty yet.

"I think it's a process. The game definitely happens a lot faster at this level, and they say after the preseason, it picks up another half a step," he said. "So it's tough to tell until you get thrown into the fire. I guess we'll find out as the season goes on." However, that doesn't mean that LeBlanc has given up and he's already packing for AHL Rockford. He does have an opportunity to get a spot on the Blackhawks and coach Joel Quenneville has been impressed with his progress during camp. Fri, Sep 20, 2013 09:05:00 AM

Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville liked what he saw from Drew LeBlanc in his NHL debut on Wednesday.

"He got better every shift," Quenneville said of LeBlanc. "First period he was just OK, second period saw him improve and the third period he had some high-quality stuff that didn’t go in. You could see he can see plays and make plays. He did very well." Don't be surprised if LeBlanc plays again on Friday as Chicago gives some of their veteran players a breather. Fri, Apr 26, 2013 08:57:00 AM

Artem Anisimov stayed hot, scoring his 11th goal of the campaign during the 4-0 win over Arizona.

He's now up to 23 points in 27 games this season. Through 244 games with the New York Rangers, his original club, the pivot scored 46 goals. Through 103 games now with Chicago he's potted 30 with an 18.3% to 10.3% shooting percentage difference.

Marcus Kruger moved up to the second line Tuesday between Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman.

"I like playing in the offensive zone more, but I don't worry too much about it," said Kruger, who normally is deployed in defensive situations. "I try to play the same game no matter what line I'm on. We want to play better than this past weekend." He has accounted for two goals and seven points in 28 games this year.

You can summarize most of Vince Hinostroza's greatest NHL moments from one night: Saturday's Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks.

In that game, Hinostroza generated a goal and two assists in just about 10 minutes of ice time. In his previous 16 career NHL GP (nine in 2016-17, seven last season), Hino didn't generate a single point. Good for him, but hopefully that tells you what you need to know about his limited fantasy value, at least at this moment.

Artemi Panarin's 10th goal of the season was all the Blackhawks could muster against the Jets on Sunday.

The Hawks fell 2-1 to the Jets, but Panarin continues to prove his rookie season was no anomaly. The second-year forward now has 10 goals and 23 points in 27 games this season with his second goal in as many games.

Andrew Desjardins will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

This will be the fourth time in the last six games that Desjardins has been scratched. The 30-year-old has no points and four penalty minutes in seven games this season. Michal Kempny, who has two assists in 19 games, will also be scratched.

Dennis Rasmussen picked up the sixth goal of his career during Tuesday's 4-0 win over Arizona.

It was his second goal of the season, giving him four points in 25 games thus far. With only 13 points in 69 career games through age-26, we wouldn't expect much in the way of offensive contributions from him.

Marian Hossa has scored 14 goals this season through 27 games after he finished 2015-16 with 13 goals in 64 contests.

He potted two goals on Tuesday night against Arizona to give him 513 career markers, which ties him with Jeremy Roenick for 38th on the NHL's all-time list. It's been a great bounce-back year for the veteran winger.

Jordin Tootoo and Gustav Forsling will each be scratched against the Devils on Thursday.

Tootoo has always been valued more for his physical play than his ability to put pucks in the net. But this season has been dreadful by that standard as well. He's posted no points with 11 PIMs and 17 hits in 19 games thus far.

Duncan Keith boosted his assists total by two during Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.

He's now up to 17 helpers, but no goals through 54 shots. Three times Keith has reached the double-digit margin for goals, and he has 84 for his career. So they're coming, we just have to wait a bit for Lady Luck to come back along.

Brian Campbell has been paired with Duncan Keith for the last two games.

The change has resulted in one goal and three assists for the veteran defenseman. Campbell has also topped 20 minutes of ice time in each of those contests. "I don't think I skated great the first few games," said Campbell. "I'm really trying to put that as an emphasis on my game. I played a lot of right side in my career, it just has been a while. Now I'm getting really comfortable at it." He has five points and a plus-6 rating in seven games.

As if one expected otherwise, Scott Darling will face the Rangers on Friday night.

All in all, the understudy has played well through three games with Corey Crawford out. He's 1-2 with a shutout and five goals against on 84 combined shots. If you offer him slack for the sudden thrust into action in his first game (three goals against), he looks even better.

The Blackhawks have called up goalie Lars Johansson from Rockford of the AHL.

He will back up Scott Darling while Corey Crawford recovers from his emergecny appendectomy. We don't expect Johansson to play much based on his 6-7-1 record and 2.63 goals against average and .911 save percentage with the IceDogs. That said, he was terriific in 2014-15 with Frolunda of the Swedish League.